Queen

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In singular form, Queen may refer to:

In government and monarchy

Queen, a female royal title, generally meaning the wife of a king or a female monarch. A Queen in this context can be any of the following:

• Queen regnant, a female monarch, equivalent to the male title king; she is referred to informally in the third person as "The Queen." Today's monarchs often referred to as such include:
  • Beatrix of the Netherlands
  • Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms
  • Margrethe II of Denmark
• Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king without equal power.
• Queen dowager, a former queen consort whose husband has died
• Queen mother, either a queen dowager, or a queen regnant who has abdicated, whose son or daughter has become the monarch

In arts and literature

• Queen (band), an English rock band
  • Queen (album), the band's debut album
  • Queen II, the band's second album
• Queen (Snow White), a character in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• The Red Queen (Through the Looking Glass), a character in Through the Looking Glass
• The Queen of Hearts, a character in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
• Queen (magazine), a British women's magazine
• The Queen (film), a 2006 film starring Dame Helen Mirren
• Queen: The Story of an American Family, a book by Alex Haley and a 1993 TV mini-series based on that book
• Queen Records, a former subsidiary record label of King Records (USA)

In zoology

• Queen insects, an aspect of eusociality
  • Queen ant
  • Queen bee

In religion and folklore

• May Queen, the goddess of spring or a young girl chosen to personify her as part of a springtime celebration
• Queen of Heaven, a title of Mary, the mother of Jesus
• Queen of heaven (antiquity), a title given to a number of ancient goddesses
• Queen Mab, a fairy in the play Romeo and Juliet
• Queen Maya (mother of Buddha), mother of Gautama Buddha

In games

• Queen (chess), a chess piece
• Queen (playing card), a card or cards in a deck of playing cards or tarot cards

See also

• The Queen (disambiguation)
• Queen bee (disambiguation)
• Queen Street, any of several streets
• Queen (TTC), a subway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• A size of bed
• Winter Queen (disambiguation)
• Queening (disambiguation)
• Queens (disambiguation), including "Queen's"
• QUEEN (project) Quaternary Environment of the Eurasian North
• Queen's Pier, a public ceremonial pier in Hong Kong demolished in 2007

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